A little over a hundred protestors marched in front of Prime Minister John Briceño’s office in Belmopan this morning. The gathering was relatively small, but the representation was far reaching. Members of the various trade unions and workers associations were present to raise their voices
Union Senator Glenfield Denison was also present at today’s demonstration in Belmopan. As a member of parliament, Denison says the government is pulling the wool over the eyes of the citizenry. He says that the Briceño administration was clever in how they presented the Saudi
During today’s interviews with union representatives at the demonstration in Belmopan, N.T.U.C.B. President Luke Martinez sought to put the Belmopan land acquisition into perspective. In this light, he pointed back to the U.D.P. administration that was heading the municipality when the fifteen acres were sold
Dean Flowers, President of the Public Service Union, shared similar thoughts as he reflected on the sale of the hilltop property back in 2018 that the union once owned. This is the same year when this fifteen-acre property was sold to these Asian nationals. It’s
Ashley Longford, the president of the National Student Union of Belize spoke frankly with the media about the lack of support for today’s demonstration from students. Longford was one of two executive members from her union out at the demonstration. But aside from them, there
P.S.U. President Dean Flowers also had a few words for Doctor Vincent Palacio, the President of the University of Belize. Flowers says he is extremely disappointed in the president’s response to the government’s decision. [caption id="attachment_19604" align="alignright" width="300"]
Unlike the students and the president of the University of Belize, the tertiary institution’s faculty and staff union has taken a clear stance on the government’s decision to reject the university’s land offer. The union issued a release on Thursday night expressing its discontent with
Normally, whenever we hear of signing of an economic Memorandum of Understanding, it’s to benefit women. Today, however, the governments of Belize and Taiwan extended a project to include men. Taiwan, which has been funding social programs to uplift the lives and livelihoods of Belize’s
Today, an American national is enjoying his vacation in Belize with lighter pockets after being busted for entering the country with marijuana. He is forty-nine-year-old Roderick Boone, who was caught with twenty-two grams of Class B cannabis on Thursday. Reports are that Boone arrived at
Belize City resident, Timothy Elijio pleaded guilty today to possession of over a hundred grams of marijuana with intent to supply. He was fined five thousand dollars and was spared from a stiffer fine, plus three years in prison since he is a first-time offender.
